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Adult Spelling Bee
The first Adult Spelling Bee was held in 1996. Patterned after similar "Bees" held in other counties to benefit education, this event encourages the business community and educators to join together in fun to raise money to support school programs. Teams of four spellers register for the event. At the bee, they work together to correctly spell the words. When a word is missed, they may stay in the competition by purchasing the word. Teams are composed of school faculty, parents, business employees, and community leaders. Many businesses provide financial support to sponsor school teams. Businesses receive advertising from company signs on each team's table, newspaper coverage, and banners at the event. The Bee is held in a high school gym each November.
 2009 Slide Show
Adult Spelling Bee Winning Teams
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Burger King |
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Bob Reardon, Susan Nealen, Carol Bowen, Barry Page |
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| 1996 |
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Adams & Winstead Schools |
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Sponsor - Cox Dodge |
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Sally Eckert, Sandra Pearson, Sara Robbins, Jennifer Sweeney |
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| 1997 |
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Fike High School English Club |
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Sponsor - Sprint |
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Kyle Burkett, Rebekah Ristau, Katherine Locke, Ryan Bain |
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| 1998 |
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Darden-Vick Middle School |
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Sponsor - Carol Creech Promotions |
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Nonie Noe, Judy Felton, Susan Deans, Vicki Howard |
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| 1999 |
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Thomas & Farris |
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Page Thomas, Lynette Thomas, Julia Williams, Georgia Thomas |
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| 2000 |
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Fike High School |
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Sponsors - Hardee's Furniture Warehouse & Cox Target Media |
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Princie Evans, Tom Haitema, Kathy Locke, Frances Smith |
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| 2001 |
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The Wilson Daily Times |
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Claude Starling, Giles Lambertson, Stephanie Creech, Margaret Stair |
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| 2002 |
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Gardners Elementary School |
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Sponsor - T. A. Strickland Electric |
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Mary Baker, Emily Scott, Ginger Garrou, Nancy Saunders |
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| 2003 |
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Merck |
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Mona Corbin, Angela Wiggins, Agnes Speight, Stacey Martin |
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Beddingfield High School |
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Sponsor - S. T. Wooten Corp. |
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Christine Madden, Carol Cox, Mike Land, Glenn Griffin |
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| 2005 |
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Daniels Learning Center |
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Sponsor - Delta Sigma Theta |
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Gene Willoughby, Sherrie Moye, Terris Foreman, Pam Lowe |
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| 2006 |
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Cox Target Media |
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Cindy Norville, Myron Brown, Rhonda Utermoehlen, Tiffany Williams |
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| 2007 |
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Hunt High School |
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PTO Sponsor |
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John Hobgood, Sophie Stevens, Catherine Reed, Ann Brna |
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2008 |
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Kidde Aerospace & Defense |
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Tina Greene, Corey Drotzur, Carol Ann Rossi, Ian Finley |
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2009 |
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Bridgestone |
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Samantha Hendricks, Roy Christensen, Michael Darr, Michel DuSablon |
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Adult Spelling Bee Winning Words
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olivaceous
grok
shekel
turriculate
apoplexy
quokka
guttural
triathlon
rhodopsin
funipendulous
ichnolite
thanatophobia
unau
saccharify
flummery |
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